Sanskrit quote nr. 8468 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
कथमगणितपूर्वं द्रक्ष्यते तं नरेन्द्रः ।
कथमपुरुषवाक्यं श्रोष्यते सिद्धवाक्यः ॥kathamagaṇitapūrvaṃ drakṣyate taṃ narendraḥ |
kathamapuruṣavākyaṃ śroṣyate siddhavākyaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Katham (कथम्): defined in 2 categories.
Aganita (agaṇita, अगणित): defined in 4 categories.
Purvam (pūrvam, पूर्वम्): defined in 4 categories.
Purva (pūrva, पूर्व): defined in 13 categories.
Ta (त): defined in 11 categories.
Tap (तप्): defined in 4 categories.
Narendra (नरेन्द्र): defined in 7 categories.
Apurusha (apurusa, apuruṣa, अपुरुष): defined in 1 categories.
Vakya (vākya, वाक्य): defined in 13 categories.
Shroshyat (srosyat, śroṣyat, श्रोष्यत्): defined in 1 categories.
Siddha (सिद्ध): defined in 23 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Vastushastra (architecture), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Purana (epic history), Prakrit, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Yoga (school of philosophy), Buddhist philosophy, Buddhism, Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma), Kavya (poetry), Ayurveda (science of life), Vedanta (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “kathamagaṇitapūrvaṃ drakṣyate taṃ narendraḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- agaṇita -
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agaṇita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]agaṇita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrvam -
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pūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrva (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- drakṣyate -
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√dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]tap (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]tap (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- narendraḥ -
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narendra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “kathamapuruṣavākyaṃ śroṣyate siddhavākyaḥ”
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- apuruṣa -
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apuruṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apuruṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vākyam -
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vākya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vac -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vak class 1 verb]
- śroṣyate -
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√śru -> śroṣyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √śru class 5 verb]√śru -> śroṣyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √śru class 5 verb]
- siddha -
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siddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]siddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sidh class 4 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]√sidh -> siddha (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √sidh class 1 verb]
- vākyaḥ -
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√vac -> vākya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb]√vak -> vākya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vak class 1 verb]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 8468 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.